Software Engineer i Göteborg

We aim high. So do you.

At Volvo Cars, we have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer experience, and we’re developing new technologies to lead in safety, autonomous driving and electrification. If you want to grow together with talented people creating a new automotive future, we have a job for you.

About the job

Within the connectivity Platform in R&D, we build products that enhance the experience of owning a car. Our teams develop connectivity products and services for our vehicles – connecting them anywhere and anytime!

We are looking for people to strengthen our SW Release team within Connectivity Platform, be the driver for SW verification, validation, and deployment of releases from Connectivity Platform. And be responsible for Connectivity Platform SW baseline.

As a SW Release Manager, you have below responsibilities:

•  to create and maintain the software release plan
•  for an always transparent release plan visualizing main blockers and challenges and how we target towards important deadlines
•  for release status reporting
• provide the collected insights to give a proper verdict on release baselines
• responsible for release notes decide and set criteria for release blockers.
• drive action plans for release blockers together with stakeholders and development teams
• secure that Test- and Infrastructure capacity is considered in the release plan
• drive that we have documentation & requirement fulfilment
• own the release flow and address critical bottlenecks
• secure that fault slip through analysis are performed on main blockers
• secure that exemption request are approved for severe faults

Do you fit the profile?

We are looking for you with at least a BSc degree in Software Engineering, or similar.

You have strong passion and competence of SW release management in the automotive industry, including SW development, Unit/Component/Domain/Complete Test, SW branching, CI Continuous Integration, regression test and SW release documentation.

You have a strong technical background and communication skills that allow you to collaborate with a diverse set of stakeholders, help the organization to define the SW release process and WoW (Way of Working), make the SW release plan, drive internal and external teams to deliver SW and documentation, and SW release continuous improvement (quality, process). Tools needed: Jenkins, ConfigHub, PIE R&D, SWAT, KDP, SW Branch Plan, Quality Score Card.

The teams and suppliers we work with are based around the globe. Therefore, we see that you are fluent in the English language, a good communicator and enjoy collaboration far outside your team. You are eager to learn and develop new competencies. The working location is Lindholmen in Gothenburg, Sweden.

How to apply?

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Yingshi Jin <yingshi.jin@volvocars.com>. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Neha Mehta.

Who are we?

Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them. 

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.